Retcon-apalooza

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

We're craving an escape into our favorite fantasy worlds, but fans are complaining that all the "retconning" is ruining their suspension of disbelief. Why is retroactive continuity so controversial? Olivia Dolphin and Hayley Milliman discuss how JK Rowling’s decrees have unraveled The Potterverse. Nick Randall and Mac Rogers grapple with recent revelations in Doctor Who. Laurie Ulster defends Star Trek’s familial reshuffling, I try to make sense of the Star Wars canon, and author Andrew J. Friedenthal explains why rewriting the history of fantasy worlds is similar to revising history in real life. Here’s a link to Andrew’s book on retconning: https://www.amazon.com/Retcon-Game-Retroactive-Continuity-Hyperlinking/dp/1496811321 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to meditation mindset. Time spent alone is the most important.
0:06.3	Sir, guys, are you still in the bath?
0:08.3	Yes, I'm listening to my podcast.
0:10.8	Can I come in?
0:12.0	Ah! No! No!
0:13.4	Just need to grab the core clippers. Don't worry, I'll cover my eyes.
0:16.6	What? Whoa!
0:18.8	Come on, we're gonna fall.
0:20.0	Woo!
0:22.5	I'm still not looking.
0:24.2	And I'm not listening to my podcast.
0:26.8	Don't want batting.
0:28.1	Meir-hatting.
0:29.2	Simples!
0:30.1	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds, a show about science fiction and other fantasy genres.
0:34.7	I'm Eric Mulinsky.
0:36.7	Now that is not how I usually start the show.
0:39.1	But if I claim that it was and then went back and re-recorded all my intros,
0:44.3	that would be a retcon.
0:46.9	Retcon is short for retroactive continuity.
0:50.3	The term comes from comic books, where there's always a need to tell dramatic stories,
0:54.7	where the characters go through big changes,
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